The second round of play at the 2012 Masters in Augusta took place on Friday, and there were plenty more surprises, not least of which was Fred Couples taking a share of the tournament lead in his 28th Masters appearance. As the golfers head into Saturday, Couples and Jason Dufner will be atop the leaderboard as the field narrows following Friday’s cut.
Masters Tee Times And Pairings 2012: Players To Watch On Saturday
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The three favorites heading into the tournament are all having different experiences thus far. Rory McIlroy had a decent first round but a much better second round and he sits just one stroke off the pace at 4-under. Phil Mickelson had a poor opening round on Thursday, and struggled at times on Friday, but has recovered enough to have a cumulative score of 2-under. Tiger Woods, after a solid start, has had a harder and harder time finding his target and will head into Saturday at 3-over.
Here are your notable tee times for Saturday. All times are Eastern.
10:45 a.m.: Charl Schwartzel, Tiger Woods
1:15 p.m.: Sean O’Hair, Jonathan Byrd
1:35 p.m.: Peter Hanson, Aaron Baddeley
1:45 p.m.: Vijay Singh, Phil Mickelson
1:55 p.m.: Ben Crane, Charles Howell III
2:15 p.m.: Bubba Watson, Paul Lawrie
2:25 p.m.: Sergio Garcia, Rory McIlroy
2:35 p.m.: Louis Oosthuizen, Lee Westwood
2:45 p.m.: Jason Dufner, Fred Couples
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